Solar info at different dates
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Current time in Central Europe at pageload is Friday 23 October 2026 14:14:40 +02:00
This section displays solar information in Cologne, Germany, at dates specified below.
Definitions :
Sunrise; The time of the sunrise (zenith angle = 90°35'). The sun is visible.
Sunset; The time of the sunset (zenith angle = 90°35'). The sun is no longer visible.
Transit; The time when the sun is at its zenith, i.e. has reached its topmost point. Also called solar noon.
Civil twilight begin; The start of the civil dawn (zenith angle = 96°). It ends with sunrise. It is normally here humans can clearly distinguish terrestrial objects, meaning no further illumination is needed.
Civil twilight end; The end of the civil dusk (zenith angle = 96°). It starts at sunset. Humans normally can not clearly distinguish terrestrial objects. Further illumination is needed.
Nautical twilight begin; The start of the nautical dawn (zenith angle = 102°). It ends with civil twilight begin. The horizon becomes visible.
Nautical twilight end; The end of the nautical dusk (zenith angle = 102°). It ends with civil twilight begin. The horizon is no longer visible.
Astronomical twilight begin; The start of the astronomical dawn (zenith angle = 108°). It ends at nautical twilight begin. The sky starts to illuminate.
Astronomical twilight end; The end of the astronomical dusk (zenith angle = 108°). It starts at nautical_twilight_end. The sky is no longer illuminated.
Today : Friday 23 October 2026
sunrise: 08:08:53
sunset: 18:24:05
transit: 13:16:29
civil_twilight_begin: 07:35:09
civil_twilight_end: 18:57:48
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:56:44
nautical_twilight_end: 19:36:13
astronomical_twilight_begin: 06:18:37
astronomical_twilight_end: 20:14:20
Tomorrow : Saturday 24 October 2026
sunrise: 08:10:35
sunset: 18:22:07
transit: 13:16:21
civil_twilight_begin: 07:36:46
civil_twilight_end: 18:55:56
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:58:18
nautical_twilight_end: 19:34:24
astronomical_twilight_begin: 06:20:11
astronomical_twilight_end: 20:12:31
Yesterday : Thursday 22 October 2026
sunrise: 08:07:11
sunset: 18:26:04
transit: 13:16:37
civil_twilight_begin: 07:33:33
civil_twilight_end: 18:59:42
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:55:10
nautical_twilight_end: 19:38:05
astronomical_twilight_begin: 06:17:03
astronomical_twilight_end: 20:16:12
A week ago : Friday 16 October 2026
sunrise: 07:57:06
sunset: 18:38:19
transit: 13:17:43
civil_twilight_begin: 07:23:53
civil_twilight_end: 19:11:32
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:45:43
nautical_twilight_end: 19:49:43
astronomical_twilight_begin: 06:07:29
astronomical_twilight_end: 20:27:56
Two weeks ago : Friday 09 October 2026
sunrise: 07:45:34
sunset: 18:53:16
transit: 13:19:25
civil_twilight_begin: 07:12:41
civil_twilight_end: 19:26:09
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:34:34
nautical_twilight_end: 20:04:16
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:56:01
astronomical_twilight_end: 20:42:49
In a week : Friday 30 October 2026
sunrise: 07:13:59
sunset: 17:18:15
transit: 12:16:07
civil_twilight_begin: 06:40:00
civil_twilight_end: 17:52:14
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:01:26
nautical_twilight_end: 18:30:49
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:23:18
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:08:56
In two weeks : Friday 06 November 2026
sunrise: 07:32:54
sunset: 16:58:40
transit: 12:15:47
civil_twilight_begin: 06:57:45
civil_twilight_end: 17:33:48
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:18:23
nautical_twilight_end: 18:13:10
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:39:59
astronomical_twilight_end: 18:51:35
In a month : Monday 23 November 2026
sunrise: 08:01:10
sunset: 16:35:55
transit: 12:18:32
civil_twilight_begin: 07:23:52
civil_twilight_end: 17:13:13
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:42:55
nautical_twilight_end: 17:54:10
astronomical_twilight_begin: 06:03:37
astronomical_twilight_end: 18:33:27
In 2 months : Wednesday 23 December 2026
sunrise: 08:33:22
sunset: 16:29:02
transit: 12:31:12
civil_twilight_begin: 07:53:56
civil_twilight_end: 17:08:29
nautical_twilight_begin: 07:11:22
nautical_twilight_end: 17:51:03
astronomical_twilight_begin: 06:31:05
astronomical_twilight_end: 18:31:20
In 3 months : Saturday 23 January 2027
sunrise: 08:20:39
sunset: 17:07:10
transit: 12:43:55
civil_twilight_begin: 07:43:55
civil_twilight_end: 17:43:54
nautical_twilight_begin: 07:03:23
nautical_twilight_end: 18:24:26
astronomical_twilight_begin: 06:24:21
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:03:29
In 4 months : Tuesday 23 February 2027
sunrise: 07:29:08
sunset: 18:01:52
transit: 12:45:30
civil_twilight_begin: 06:55:47
civil_twilight_end: 18:35:13
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:17:33
nautical_twilight_end: 19:13:28
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:39:23
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:51:37
In 5 months : Tuesday 23 March 2027
sunrise: 06:28:16
sunset: 18:49:19
transit: 12:38:48
civil_twilight_begin: 05:55:23
civil_twilight_end: 19:22:12
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:16:16
nautical_twilight_end: 20:01:20
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:35:23
astronomical_twilight_end: 20:42:13
In 6 months : Friday 23 April 2027
sunrise: 06:21:06
sunset: 20:39:57
transit: 13:30:32
civil_twilight_begin: 05:45:03
civil_twilight_end: 21:16:01
nautical_twilight_begin: 04:59:31
nautical_twilight_end: 22:01:33
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:06:42
astronomical_twilight_end: 22:54:21
In 7 months : Sunday 23 May 2027
sunrise: 05:32:05
sunset: 21:25:43
transit: 13:28:54
civil_twilight_begin: 04:49:43
civil_twilight_end: 22:08:06
nautical_twilight_begin: 03:50:25
nautical_twilight_end: 23:07:24
astronomical_twilight_begin: 02:06:14
astronomical_twilight_end: 00:51:34
In 8 months : Wednesday 23 June 2027
sunrise: 05:18:18
sunset: 21:50:26
transit: 13:34:22
civil_twilight_begin: 04:31:54
civil_twilight_end: 22:36:50
nautical_twilight_begin: 03:21:06
nautical_twilight_end: 23:47:38
astronomical_twilight_begin: 01:00:01
astronomical_twilight_end: 01:00:01
In 9 months : Friday 23 July 2027
sunrise: 05:45:16
sunset: 21:32:05
transit: 13:38:41
civil_twilight_begin: 05:03:30
civil_twilight_end: 22:13:52
nautical_twilight_begin: 04:05:41
nautical_twilight_end: 23:11:40
astronomical_twilight_begin: 02:33:00
astronomical_twilight_end: 00:44:22
In 10 months : Monday 23 August 2027
sunrise: 06:31:31
sunset: 20:38:13
transit: 13:34:52
civil_twilight_begin: 05:55:59
civil_twilight_end: 21:13:45
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:11:29
nautical_twilight_end: 21:58:15
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:20:44
astronomical_twilight_end: 22:49:00
In 11 months : Thursday 23 September 2027
sunrise: 07:19:40
sunset: 19:29:33
transit: 13:24:36
civil_twilight_begin: 06:46:52
civil_twilight_end: 20:02:21
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:08:01
nautical_twilight_end: 20:41:12
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:27:39
astronomical_twilight_end: 21:21:34